Assessing the Implementation of Open-Door Policy in Managing Syrian Refugees in Germany (2015)

Abstract

The humanitarian crisis has happened in Syria. Syria has been suffering the dynamics of conflict in their countries spurred by the war under Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which caused the forced migration by its citizens to the surrounding countries in 2015 through a massive influx of refugees. Germany is one of Europe's countries experiencing the most significant refugee dynamic”evidenced by the development of refugees in that period. Based on that, this qualitative research aims to understand the fundamental reason for various social events, especially for the German government implementing the Open-Door Policy on Syrian refugees. Methodologically, in data processing technique using library research supported by multiple news portals and scientific journals to help the analysis become very appropriate. As a result, this article signifies Germany's decision regarding the Open-Door Policy on refugees from Syria through human security glasses. It refers to economic security and political security. Densely, Germany provides many opportunities as workers in Germany related to its labor market development. Germany has limited the Syrian refugee's activities and provided by the quality of speaking in Germany like what Angela Merkel has said, instead of talking about the national duty on a humanitarian basis by the policy she did.